CISA VS. RANSOMWARE

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is stepping up its efforts to combat ransomware, announcing a new public awareness campaign Thursday focused on protecting K-12 institutions and COVID-19 response groups.

“CISA is committed to working with organizations at all levels to protect their networks from the threat of ransomware,” CISA Acting Director Brandon Wales said in a statement on Thursday.

“This includes working collaboratively with our public and private sector partners to understand, develop and share timely information about the varied and disruptive ransomware threats,” Wales said. “Anyone can be the victim of ransomware, and so everyone should take steps to protect their systems.”